Single Idea 8414

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity]

Full Idea

Always separate sharply the psychological from the logical, the subjective from the objective.

Gist of Idea

Keep the psychological and subjective separate from the logical and objective

Source

Gottlob Frege (Grundlagen der Arithmetik (Foundations) [1884], Intro p.x)

Book Reference

Frege,Gottlob: 'The Foundations of Arithmetic (Austin)', ed/tr. Austin,J.L. [Blackwell 1980], p.-3


A Reaction

This (with Ideas 7732 and 8415) is said to be the foundation of modern analytical philosophy. It contrasts with Husserl's 'Logical Investigations', which are the foundations of phenomenology. I think it is time someone challenged Frege here.

Related Ideas

Idea 7732 Never ask for the meaning of a word in isolation, but only in the context of a proposition [Frege]

Idea 8415 Never lose sight of the distinction between concept and object [Frege]